Dr. Ali Reza Niknam

Professor of Physics

I have received my Ph.D. degree in physics from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. I have been a Professor with the Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, since 2015. My current research interests include laser-plasma interactions and plasma instabilities.

Education & degrees

1- 1989, B.Sc in Solid State Physics from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
2- 2000, M.Sc in Atomic and Molecular Physics from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
3- 2005, PhD in Plasma Physics from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

Awards

1-Prize for the best graduate student in physics, Shahid Beheshti University (2000).
2-Selected Professor, Shahid Beheshti University (2009).
3-Selected Researcher, Shahid Beheshti University (2012).
4-Selected Researcher, Shahid Beheshti University (2015).

Research projects

1- Investigation of the possibility of finding a new type of instability in discharge plasma (2003).
2- Investigation of magnetic field effects on discharge plasma instabilities in the presence of an external constant electric field (2005).
3- Effect of the relativistic mass and ponderomotive force in the interaction of intense laser with plasma (2009).
4- The self-focusing of intense high frequency electromagnetic waves in collisional magnetized plasma (2011).

Work activities

1- October 2005-December 2010: Assistant Professor at Laser and Plasma Research Institute of Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, 1983969411, Tehran, Iran.
2- December 2010- March 2015: Associate Professor at Laser and Plasma Research Institute of Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, 1983969411, Tehran, Iran.
3- March 2015-Present: Professor of Physics at Laser and Plasma Research Institute of Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, 1983969411, Tehran, Iran.

Curriculum vitae